Russia, Imperial. A Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin Commemorative Medal 1762 Hold He joined the SS-VT at

He joined the SS-VT at the age of 20 and was educated to become an officer at the SS Junker School where he was promoted to SS-Untersturmführer

he was appointed Major with C Squadron

flanked by a right-facing spread-winged eagle standing upon a wreathed swastika on either side

A First War American Victory Medal for Northern Bombing Group - With Aviation and Ypres-Lys Clasps denoting participation with the Northern Bombing Group

riveted to the wreath is a plummeting eagle

Russia, Imperial. A Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin Commemorative Medal 1762 Hold He joined the SS-VT atConstructed of gilded bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Count Alexey Bestuzhev Ryumin, circumscribed by Latin dedications, the reverse bearing a depiction of a stormy seascape, topped by an inscription of IMMOBILIS IN MOBILI (STILL IN THE MIDST OF MOTION), above a date of 1762 in Roman numerals, issued to commemorative Bestuzhev Ryumins rehabilitation, return from internal exile, and promotion to Field Marshal by Empress